| Deposit ID | 10044914 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232549 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tallulah Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | NBMG Sample Site 2665 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.95597, 40.75211 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1760 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pershing(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dun Glen Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Humboldt(hydrologic unit)
Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Pershing |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 033N | 036E | 08,04,05 | NE (08); SW OF SW (04); SE OF SE (05) | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Grass Valley Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Grass Valley Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -117.95597, 40.75211 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50E |
| Dip | 60-70 NW |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1865 |
| District name | Sierra District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232549 |
JOHNSON, M. G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
WHITEHILL, 1873, BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST FOR YEARS 1871 & 1872: CARSON CITY, NEV. STATE PRINTER
TINGLEY, J. V., 18 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
JOHNSON, M. G., 1977.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BRECCIATED WHITE QUARTZ VEIN CUTS SHALE AND LIMESTONE; VEIN STRIKES N50E, DIPS 60-70 NW; VEIN HAS QUARTZ RUBBLE AL-ONG ITS WALLS, CONTAIN INCLUSIONS OF WALL ROCK. WHERE EXPOSED -IN ROADCUT ABOVE LOWER ADIT, THE VEIN IS 2-3 FT WIDE. VEIN QUA-RTZ FROM THE LARGEST DUMP CONTAINS CLOTS OF TETRAHEDRITE, SPHA-LERITE, GALENA AND EUHEDRAL TO SUBHEDRAL PYRITE CUBES UP TO 0.-5 INCH ON A SIDE. THE GALENA AND SPHALERITE APPEAR TO HAVE FOR-MED AROUND THE MARGINS OF THE PYRITE. |
| Deposit | NUMEROUS MINES AND PROSPECTS WERE LOCATED AND WORKED IN DISTRICT DURING THE PERIOD 1862-80. THE TALLULAH WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DEVELOPED AND EARLIEST WORKED SILVER MINES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1981 | Royse, Sue E. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1986 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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